COMPLIANCE MANAGER

Job Title: Compliance Manager FX (Dubai)

Location: Dubai UAE Employment Type: Full-time

Role Summary: Experienced Compliance Manager with minimum 1 year of hands-on compliance experience in the foreign exchange (FX) industry. Responsible for building maintaining and enforcing the firms regulatory compliance framework ensuring adherence to UAE and international AML/CTF licensing and market conduct requirements applicable to FX/retail forex/OTC currency products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop implement and maintain compliance policies procedures and controls specific to FX operations.
• Monitor regulatory developments in the UAE (DFSA if DIFC SCA or relevant mainland regulators) and key international jurisdictions; update policies and advise senior management on impact.
• Oversee Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) and sanctions compliance for FX products: KYC/CDD transaction monitoring SAR/STR filing sanctions screening.
• Conduct regular risk assessments compliance reviews and periodic testing across trading payments client onboarding and treasury functions.
• Provide day-to-day compliance support to trading sales onboarding and operations teams; review marketing/promotional materials for regulatory appropriateness.
• Manage regulatory reporting license renewals and interactions with regulators and auditors; prepare responses to regulatory inquiries and examinations.
• Lead investigations into compliance breaches recommend remediation oversee implementation and track corrective actions.
• Design and deliver compliance training for staff maintain training records and promote compliance culture.
• Maintain and update recordkeeping logs and registers (incident gifts & hospitality conflicts of interest transaction reporting).
• Supervise or coordinate with external compliance/legal advisors where necessary.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Law Finance Business or related field.
• Minimum 1 year of direct compliance experience in the FX industry (retail or institutional FX CFDs or related FX derivatives). Strong preference for candidates with longer tenure in FX.
• Familiarity with UAE regulatory frameworks (DFSA SCA ADGM rules as applicable) and international AML/CTF standards (FATF).
• Practical experience with KYC/CDD transaction monitoring tools sanctions screening systems and AML case management.
• Experience preparing regulatory reporting SAR/STR filing and handling regulator audits/examinations.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of FX products trading lifecycle and operational risks.
• Excellent analytical investigative and risk-assessment skills.
• Good understanding of relevant laws and regulatory expectations for financial services and payments.
• Strong communication skills able to advise senior management and translate regulatory requirements into operational controls.
• High attention to detail integrity and ability to handle confidential matters.
• Proficient with compliance software MS Office; familiarity with AML/transaction monitoring platforms preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure and in a fast-paced regulatory environment.

Reporting & Team:

• Reports to: Head of Compliance / COO / General Counsel (depending on organisation)
• May manage junior compliance analysts or external consultants.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary and benefits package (to be discussed based on experience).